Opinion|Videos|June 10, 2024

Benefits of Incorporating Fusion-Guided Biopsy into Practice

Author(s)David I. Lee, MD, FACS, Firas F. Abdollah, MD, Evan Kovac, MD

Firas F. Abdollah, MD, provides insights on how MRI- or fusion-guided technologies are used with transrectal and transperineal biopsy procedures and how they improve traditional biopsy procedures.

Episodes in this series

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 1 The Role of Imaging in Diagnosing and Staging Prostate Cancer

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 2 Advances in Prostate Biopsy

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 3 Benefits of Incorporating Fusion-Guided Biopsy into Practice

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 4 A Review of the Data for Fusion-Based Biopsy Procedures

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 5 Understanding Differences in Fusion-Guided Biopsy Technologies

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 6 The Role for Systematic Biopsy Plus MRI-Targeted Procedures

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 7 Fusion-Guided Biopsies in Active Surveillance for Patients With Prostate Cancer

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 8 Using Fusion-Guided Biopsy to Determine Eligibility for Focal Therapy

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 9 Incorporating Fusion-Guided Biopsy to Practice

A panel of 4 experts on prostate cancer

EP. 10 Future Directions for Imaging and Biopsy in Prostate Cancer

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 11 The Impact of MRI-Guided Biopsy in Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 12 Overcoming Limitations of Traditional Biopsies with MRI-Guided Biopsies

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 13 An Overview of Fusion-Guided Systems

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 14 Fusion-Based Biopsies in Active Surveillance

EP. 15 Expert Insights on MRI-US Fusion-Guided Biopsy

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 16 The Impact of Fusion-Guided Biopsy on Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer

Kyrollis Attalla, MD, an expert on prostate cancer

EP. 17 Looking Ahead: Image-Guided Diagnostic Tools

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